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Abstracted by Nancy
J. Piper, ©1998 from the National Archives and Records Administration
Federal Population Schedules for the 7th Census of the United States in 1850.
This is the 1850 federal census for Putnam County, IL.
LN = Line Number Family appeared on
HN = Dwelling houses numbered in the order of visitation
FN = Families numbered in the order of visitation
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME = The Name of every Person whose usual place of abode
on the 1st day of June, 1850, was in this family
RACE = Color (white, black or mulatto)
OCCUP. = Profession, Occupation,or Trade of each Male over 15 years of age
VAL. = Value of Real Estate owned
BIRTHPLACE = Place of Birth, Naming the State, Territory, or Country
MRD. = Married within the year
SCH. = Attended School within the year
R/W = Persons over 21 yrs of age who cannot read & write
DDB = Whether deaf & dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict.
CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: IL COUNTY: Putnam REEL NO: 125 PAGE NO: 329b REFERENCE: October 1850 ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 632 660 Sherman Mary 5 F Illinois 2 632 660 Sherman John 3 M Illinois 3 632 660 Sherman Nancy 2 F Illinois 4 633 661 Sherman Rebecca 56 F 2,000 Ohio 5 633 661 Sherman Aaron 20 M Farmer Ohio 6 633 661 Sherman Mary A. 17 F Ohio 7 633 661 Sherman Rachel J. 15 F Illinois 8 633 661 McMurphy Isaac 4 M Illinois 9 634 662 Sherman Emery 29 M Farmer 700 Ohio 10 634 662 Sherman Margaret 20 F Pennsylvania 11 634 662 Sherman Elisabeth 1 F Illinois 12 635 663 Delong Martha 29 F 3,000 Ohio 13 635 663 Delong Hannah 13 F Illinois 14 635 663 Delong Sarah 11 F Illinois 15 635 663 Delong James 7 M Illinois 16 635 663 Delong Rebecca 5 F Illinois 17 635 663 Delong Martha 3 F Illinois 18 635 663 Delong Henry 1 M Illinois 19 635 663 Larson Jacob 29 M Laborer Norway 20 636 664 Jeffries Robert 44 M Farmer Virginia 21 636 664 Jeffries Ann 37 F Virginia 22 636 664 Jeffries Robert 13 M Virginia 23 636 664 Jeffries Joseph 10 M Virginia 24 636 664 Jeffries Jeremiah 1 M Ohio 25 636 665 Gas Jane 60 F Pennsylvania 26 636 665 Gas Jackson 20 M Farmer Ohio 27 636 665 Gas Rachel 17 F Ohio 28 637 666 Wright Loren M. 32 M Farmer 300 New York 29 637 666 Wright Lucina 21 F Ohio 30 637 666 Wright Henry J. 2 M Illinois 31 637 666 Wright Lucitta 7/12 F Illinois 32 637 666 Wright George 7 M New York 33 638 667 Wedgewood Nathaniel 39 M Farmer 600 New Hampshire 34 638 667 Wedgewood Fatima 32 F Virginia 35 638 667 Wedgewood Angeline 10 F Illinois 36 638 667 Wedgewood Jeremiah 9/12 M Illinois 37 638 667 Means John 38 M Laborer Maryland 38 639 668 Norris William H.P. 28 M Mason New York 39 639 668 Norris Lucinda 23 F Ohio 40 639 668 Norris William W. 8 M Illinois 41 639 668 Norris Sherman J. 5 M Illinois 42 639 668 Norris Israel P. 4 M Illinois